Anyone who thought the ground would stop shifting underneath the feet of the Nebraska football program were sadly mistaken. The Big Ten, as a conference is trying to drive quite a bit of change in college football and it’s unclear whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing for the Huskers.
Earlier Monday, ESPN’s Heather Dinich reported that the Big Ten and the SEC are expected to hold a summit that could determine how the playoffs will work in 2026. There’s also some talk that the two conferences will work out a scheduling agreement that will have each B1G team play one SEC team a year.
The shift to the playoffs seems like it could be a good thing for Nebraska football, at first glance. The B1G and the SEC are both wanting 4 auto bids. Assuming the Huskers continue improving, they could be vying for one of those spots. The scheduling agreement seems less than ideal.
“The future scheduling partnership could hinge on whether the SEC eventually decides to go to nine conference games -- a topic one SEC source said hasn't been a focus of conversations lately,” Dinich wrote. “Some Big Ten athletic directors could push back on any agreement if the SEC doesn't move to nine games, because the Big Ten already plays nine league opponents.”
Nebraska football standing on shifting sands again
Some of the people involved in working on the scheduling agreement. There is also of course, what happens if the two conferences come up with a deal the rest of the college football world doesn’t like.
Nebraska football continues to try and stand on shifting sands. And some of the shifts look like they might be about to make quite a few things topple over.